There is no denying the popularity of a good old Full English breakfast.

Well, with bacon, sausage and egg (and lots more besides) all on one plate, what's not to like?

As I've already discovered, there are some great breakfasts available at Leicester's cafes and supermarkets, so for my latest breakfast adventure, I decided to check out the county's garden centre cafes.

I couldn't visit every single garden centre cafe in Leicestershire, so I picked five garden centres from across the county.

At each, I went for the standard breakfast - although some were bigger than others!

Here's what I found...

Wyevale Woodlands, Stapleton

The Great British Breakfast at Woodlands (Image: Becky Jones)

Woodlands has a nice big cafe, which serves a Great British Breakfast for £7.25 (or £12 for two) It's a generously-sized breakfast, but there's some good parts and some not so good parts.

The cafe at Woodlands (Image: Becky Jones)

I enjoyed the two lightly herbed sausages, and the tomatoes which were firm and well seasoned. The egg was nice and runny, but it was also a bit oily, as was the hash brown and the mushrooms.

The beans were decent, but the bacon was rather dry.

I didn't like the black pudding, but that's down to personal taste as I don't like any black pudding!

Breakfast is served until 11.30am. There's also a traditional breakfast, which is £5.25 for one, or £10 for two, and vegetarian breakfast for the same price.

For those with children, it's worth noting that Woodlands has a soft play area next to the cafe (extra charge applies).

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Sunnyside, Ibstock

The All Day Breakfast at Sunnyside (Image: Becky Jones)

The cafe here is stylish and spacious, and it serves up some low cost breakfasts.

Between 9am and 11am Monday to Saturday, you can get an All Day Breakfast (which I had) for £5.99 including toast and a cup of tea or coffee. There's also a smaller six item breakfast, including toast and a cuppa, for just £3.99.

The breakfast, though, is a mixed bag. The egg was nice and runny, the bacon was slightly crispy which I liked, and the toast was made using good quality bread.

The beans and tinned tomatoes were ok (although I prefer a grilled tomato) but the sausages weren't of a very high quality and the mushrooms tasted watery.

Inside the cafe at Sunnyside (Image: Becky Jones)

Again, I didn't eat the black pudding - but that's down to personal taste.

Children are sure to enjoy the play area here, which is just outside the cafe.

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The Langton Greenhouse and Garden Centre, East Langton

The Greenhouse Breakfast (Image: Becky Jones)

The Greenhouse is a gorgeous cafe , with rustic furniture and vines hanging from the roof. The tables are spread out so you have plenty of space, and children will be impressed by the dedicated play area.

I tried The Greenhouse Breakfast (£7.25) which looked and tasted very good.

It included a rasher of crispy bacon, a tasty Lincolnshire sausage, a fried egg - which was spot-on, and a very nice hash brown which was crispy on the outside and fluffy in the middle.

Inside The Greenhouse (Image: Becky Jones)

The tomato had some bite to it, the beans were good (although I prefer them in a little pot so they don't make the other items soggy!) and the toast was made from good quality bread.

The mushrooms didn't taste great, so were my least favourite part.

Breakfast is served until 11.45am, and other options include a vegetarian breakfast (£7.25) and breakfast ciabatta (£5.95).

Sapcote Garden Centre, Sapcote

My Full Cooked Breakfast cost £7.95 and it looked and tasted excellent (there was even a sprig of parsley on top, which we've not seen before!).

There was three thin, Cumberland sausages, a superb fried egg, which was runny when cut into, two rashers of nice thick cut bacon, and lovely buttery button mushrooms.

Inside Sapcote Garden Centre's cafe

The hash brown was fluffy in the middle and crispy on the outside, the toast was made with good quality bread, and the beans and tomatoes were good. The only bit we didn't like was the black pudding, but that's down to personal taste.

The cafe here is big and bright and is a pleasant place to sit and enjoy your brekki. Breakfasts are served until 12pm daily. Other options include a breakfast for smaller appetites (£5.95) and vegetarian breakfast (£7.95).

Though the breakfast here was the most expensive, it was also the best in terms of taste - so it gets our vote for best garden centre breakfast in Leicestershire!